Car-coupling



(No Model.)

S. H. SCOTT & G. J. TALMAGE.

GAR COUPLING. No. 279,281! Patented June 12,1883.

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STATES SAMUEL r H. 1 SCOTT ANDKGEORGE J.

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TALMAGE, OF GHANIJTE, KANSAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of-Letters Patent No. 279,281, datedJune 12, 1883.

Applicationfiled'Mm-ch 19; 1883.

To all whom it'may concern.-

Be it known that we, SAMUEL H. Soorr and GEORGE, J. TALM-AGE, of Ohanute, Neosho county,-Kansas, haveinvented a new and use ful Improvement in Car-Couplings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 4

The object of our invention is to provide for the more convenient coupling of cars; to allow of coupling without danger to life or limb of the operator; to prevent injury and breakage to the coupling-links by concussion, and gener-- allyto provide a draw-head and coupling mechanism of superior character to those usually employed. v

The invention consists in a draw-head of peculiar construction carrying a swinging link,

. and adapted to receive the link of an opposite head; in devices for holding and for uncoupling the link, and in mechanism for operating the swinging link from the top or the side of a car, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of our improved draw-head and coupling devices.

- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 3

is a detail view on the same section as Fig. 1, but with the parts in the raised position.

A is the draw-head on the'end of draw-bar I u, and Z) is the link,which is a permanent part of the head, l

c is a recess in the front of the head, and (Z a pin of ordinary character adapted for receiving an ordinary link, this being an extra provision for coupling in case of emergency.

The head A is formed with a transverse recess, 6, open at the upper side of the head, and with a rounded lip, f, at the front of the re cess, for receiving a link from an opposite head, as shown at g. 7

At the bottom of recess e is a lip or flange, h, covering a transverse slot, 1', in which the swinging link Z) lies. A block, is, inserted after link bis put in place, serves to retain the link in slot i, and by removal of the block allows the link to be taken, out for renewal when required. Beneath and behind block k the head is made with avertical recess, Z, extending from (No model.)

recess e to the under side of the head. The portion of link I) within the slot i is enlarged to form a pulley, b. From this pulley a cord or chain, m', extends through the recess Z, and on the lower end of the chain is a loop, m.

At the rear part of the head a rod, oz, extends through a vertical slot, and the lower 'end of the rod is jointed to a curved lever, 0, that passes through the loop on, and rests at its outer endin the bottom of alongitudinal groove in the bottom of the head and intersecting recess Z. A pin, a, limits the downward movement of rod n and lever 0 and supports them. These parts are for swinging link I), and are also used in connection with devices next de scribed to raise and release link 9.

Through the recess Z extends a rod, 1), that is formed with an arm, q, extending into recess 6 upon block k and lip 71, the outer end of the arm being bent to extend down into a hole, 1). On the upper end of rod 1) is jointed a forked arm, 1', and in the forks of the arm is pivoted a block, 8, that extends to the lip f, so as to close the top of recess 0 and form a stop to prevent link 9 from jumping out. The block is weighted to take this position, the movement upward being limited by a lug, s,- but the block is free to swing downward to allow entrance of a link, the arm 1 also allowing a backward movement when the link strikes the block.

The lower end of the rod 1) terminates above the lever 0, so that when the latter is raised the rod and its arm (1 will be lifted and link g carried abovelip f. Forholdingthe rod 1) inthe raised position until the link is free from the draw-head, there is a pivoted latch, z, pivoted in a slot in lip f, so that its one end t engages a notch, s, in the vertical position of arm q, as shown in Fig. 3, and the latch has a second end or projection, t ,which,being struck by the outgoing link, releases the lifter 1), so that it may return downward.

The rod 11 is to extend to the platform or the top of the car, and will be connected to a cross-shaft extending to the sides of the car, so that the rod can be operated from the ground at the side of the car or from the top. The link I), when not in use, hangs downward, as shown, and in this position is out of the way, so as not to be broken or twisted when two heads come together. When the link is to be used for coupling, rod a is to be moved down,

and the chain on being thus drawn on by lever 0 the link is raised. It may be held in this position by hand, and then allowed to drop upon the opposite head; or it may be raised to aposition where it will remain until caused to drop by contact of the heads.

By this construction and arrangement there are two links, either of which can be used for coupling two heads together, and in case both should break an ordinary link can be used. The links, being permanently connected, are not liable to be misplaced or lost. The coupling devices can be readily operated without risk of injury. A V 7 Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The draw-head A, formed with recess 0, lip f, transverse slot 1'', and vertical recess 7, substantially as shown and described.

2. The link I), combined with head A, having transverse slot 2, lip 71, and block k, for receiving and retaining the link, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with head A, of link '7), provided with pulley I), the cord m lever 0,

and rod a, substantially as described, for operation as specified.

4. The combination, withhead A, having reeesses e Z, of rod 1), arm q, and pivoted block .9, substantially as shown and described.

ln car-couplings, the lifting-pinp, pivoted arm 1-, and block s, in combination with head A, having recess 0 and lip f, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with draw-head A, of lifting-pin 1), arm q, lever 0, and rod 02, substantially as shown and described.

7.. The latch t, in combination with head A,

" pin 1), and arm q, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

SAMUEL H. SCOTT. GEORGE J. (ITALMAGE.

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